Introducing Articles from the Archives
In addition to the regular commentary on government reform, ReformTheKakistocracy.com will periodically link the reader to three or four “Articles from the Archives” that are as relevant today as when they were written. Moreover, the older articles demonstrate the continuous, powerful grip the two major political parties have on the government of the U.S. The two political parties have so manipulated the political process that they control who is elected to every federal office in the nation and every policy implemented. We, citizens, are mere commodities that pay taxes so the kakistocracy can thrive.
Articles from the Achieves will be grouped into coherent categories, such as “how the two major parties suppress political third parties and available legal remedies for challenging such conduct,” “climate change,” “regulatory reform,” “the impacts of the national debt,” “corruption in government,” and many other topics that are lost in the 402.74 million terabytes of data produced every day.
This idea was sparked by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s announcement that he was suspending his independent presidential campaign and withdrawing his name from the ballot in the toss-up states. He emphasized that the Democrat party had filed lawsuits across the U.S. to prevent him from being listed on many state ballots. The lawsuits bankrupted his campaign and made it impossible for him to continue his presidential run. This lawfare is a common tactic used by both political parties.
Kennedy’s remarks reminded me that in 2019, this publication warned in several articles that the two major political parties were using anti-competitive practices to force Third Parties and independent parties off election ballots. The articles also outlined the legal remedies available to third parties under Civil Rights and antitrust laws. Five years later, the same anti-competitive conduct occurs.
Republishing these relevant articles is simply an attempt to keep alive novel ideas for reforming the kakistocracy (Rule by the least able or least principled citizens).
Articles from the Edge, published in November and December 2019, discussed the Political suppression of third political parties and the available legal remedies to challenge this anti-competitive political conduct.
The hostile and anti-competitive actions of the two major parties in the U.S. against smaller political parties are as aggressive today as they were in 2019. Their actions are taken to eliminate competition for elective office, control who receives taxpayers’ money, and prevent new ideas from being discussed in the country.
It’s time the U.S. political system allowed all political parties to operate on an equal footing, both to foster democracy and introduce new ideas into the marketplace. These aggressive political actions by the two major political parties against Third parties has been a common practice since 1912. The links to the 2019 articles are:
- Hostile Takeover of U.S. by Major Political Parties (November 2019).
- Republican and Democratic Parties: Suppression of Third-Parties & Ideas. (December, 2019)
- Denial of Ballot Access: Deprivation of Constitutional Rights in Search of Meaningful Remedies. (December 2019).
- Using the Antitrust Laws to Open the U.S. Political System to Competition. (December 2019).
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